My Name is Earl

Rachael Earl, that is, a 28 year old photographer from Arizona, but that doesn't tell you much about who I really am.

So, here goes: I love to laugh-I've been known to laugh so hard I cry or spit out whatever I happen to be drinking at the time. I love funny movies, and often quote them-probably too much (my husband can attest to that). I love jokes, and love my clients to tell jokes, especially the kids...theirs are the best! I like to be silly and have a warped sense of humor.

I love photography because I love to meet fun new people who will be wacky with me. I don't do cheese. I like to talk to your kids about cooler things than cheese, like Dora the Explorer and what they're going to be for Halloween, and how we're going to play jokes on their dad.

I intend for you to see a lot of fun photos and stories, about my clients and also about my own family. Hopefully we can be friends and take some pictures together!

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Happy Holidays to You!

January 4, 2009 – 1:37 pm

Wow…Christmas and New Year’s flew by this year!  I can’t believe it’s already 2009 and I have to come up with New Years’ Resolutions.  Dang it-I hate that part.  This year, my biggest New Year’s Resolution would have to be to actually keep my resolutions…

1.  Go to the gym and yoga class weekly.

2.  Keep my house clean.

3.  Finally get rid of all the cluttery stuff that is junking up my house (Please see #2!)

4.  #4 is secret.   : )

And now for some Christmas photos from this year of Dan and Abbie putting up the lights (scary to see my 4 year old on the roof, but Dan assured me she was going to be fine!) and in front of our tree (which would look waaaay cooler without a whole row of lights out.  Might be time to retire the tree after 7 years of use!)

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  1. Rachael Earl   -  

    Thanks, Erica! The last shot is a time exposure shot at 1/20 @ f/2.8 ISO 1600. Luckily they (and I stood fairly still for that amount of time!

  2. Jamie Burnett   -  

    You are a brave Mommy letting her on the roof… Makes me nervous just seeing the pictures. Conner would have been all over like a crazy man, and I would have had a heart attack… I need to add #3 to my list as well! If you don;t wear it or use it… It’s outta here! Miss you and have a great 2009! -jamie

  3. erica   -  

    wow that last image is awesome!! How’d you shoot it? (btw your daughter is beautiful)

Vanessa + Jeff >> Just a Peek!

December 29, 2008 – 11:44 am

Any wedding that starts with this…

…and ends with this…

…is bound to be good!

Stay tuned for more from Jeff and Vanessa’s fun fiesta yesterday!

By Rachael Earl | Posted in Weddings | 8 comments         Add a Comment |
  1. Rachael Earl   -  

    Thanks, guys! They should be done by Wednesday-I truly loved working with these guys!

  2. Katie Beverley   -  

    Ahhh! Can’t wait to see the rest of these, Rachael!

  3. Jamie Burnett   -  

    Love the boots… Can’t wait to see them all! You rock!

  4. Rob   -  

    I love shots of people’s feet!

  5. angie + matt   -  

    Can’t wait to see the rest! I had a out of this world fantasmic time with you guys!!

  6. Amanda Suanne   -  

    love the shoe shot, feet shots are the greatest! :)

  7. Autumn Gibson   -  

    Can’t wait to see more! :)

  8. Summer   -  

    This looks like my kind of wedding. How fun are they?

Merry Christmas from the Earls!

December 24, 2008 – 10:58 am

Ok, so I totally dropped the ball on our Christmas cards this year. They are ordered and printed…but I forgot to buy envelopes! Oh well! Those of you out there expecting a card from us, be patient! For now, you can enjoy a virtual card:


(Once again, photos by Gretchen Knoblock (top) and Kelvin Leung (bottom))

And a bonus that I probably should have put on my card, had I known!


(Photo by Matt Sloan)

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  1. Leah SImmers   -  

    I absolutely love this image of you!

  2. erica   -  

    soo cute!! Happy holidays :)

  3. ohana photographers   -  

    ha ha love that tinsel shot! hope you and your beautiful family have an awesome and safe new years!

  4. Zak   -  

    Super cute Rachael. Your family is beautiful. Wishing you and your family a perfect Christmas. :)

  5. Cristi   -  

    So cute Rachael! Love the card! Merry Christmas :)

Singing (and Jumping, and Dancing) in the Rain!

December 23, 2008 – 10:30 pm

Who says rain has to spoil your photo shoot? With the recent weather in Arizona, and Christmas rapidly approaching, some of our oldest friends (and my longest running Christmas photo clients!) set out in the rain for their family photos. And guess what? They’re some of my favorites!




Who can resist a pile of leaves? (Even if they were wet?)



OR the perfect puddle?!?!


LOVE the splash!

BONUS TIME!
Ed and Jennifer today:

AND 7 YEARS AGO! That’s right…7 YEARS of consecutive Rachael Earl sessions for these guys! These were back when I was just a humble Photography student at ASU!!!


Oh, and did I mention these were back in the film days? *GASP* Film? What IS that? : )

I guess it’s only fair to include a shot of myself and my husband in there as well, for old times’ sake!

Thanks for being such good friends, you guys! I hope you’ll trust me with your memories for many years to come!!!

By Rachael Earl | Posted in Families, Kids, ME | 3 comments         Add a Comment |
  1. Jenn   -  

    We had such a fun time having pictures in the rain! (more than I thought we would). But who am I kidding, your pics always turn out flawless…even when you were ‘just a humble photography student’! You can take as many pics of my family as you wish, I have already told you that I am booking you now for my 4 year old daughters wedding… (25 years in advance)!

  2. Darcy Martin   -  

    I think this is one of my favorite sessions of yours, this area is gorgeous! What fun family pictures to have :)

  3. Cristi   -  

    LOVE these Rachael! It doesn’t even look like you were in Arizona. Beautiful!

Walking Miss Daisy

December 21, 2008 – 11:55 pm

aka: Second Shooting with Matt Sloan

The day before Thanksgiving, I had the opportunity to help shoot a wedding with my friend, Matt Sloan. Can I just say that I had a pretty awesome time? Gorgeous couple, beautiful location, and a dog as the ring bearer? Heck yes! Here are some of my favorites from the wedding. Wait, did I say some? I meant lots.



A fave:

The ladies were workin’ it!



Hello! Gorgeous!


Getting Daisy the dog all spiffed up!

Notice the rings on her collar-love it!

The ceremony was moved inside due to rain, but everyone was still in good spirits!

Daisy made herself quite comfortable during the ceremony:








La Marcha!

Love the expressions in this cake cutting shot!



Love this shot!

And finally a shot of Matt!

Thanks for letting me help out, Matt!

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  1. erica   -  

    love the puppy and the shots of the bride and groom. Great job :)

  2. Jenn   -  

    LOVE these wedding Photos Rach!

  3. Zak   -  

    Awesome Rachael! Looks like a very fun time was had by all. I love 16 and 17 a mega ton plus infinity!

  4. ohana photographers   -  

    love the doggie shot and the last dance shot!!

Surprise! I’m Here to Shoot Your Wedding!

December 16, 2008 – 11:02 pm

I had one of those wedding firsts a few Fridays ago when I was hired as a wedding gift. I’ve never been a gift before, but one of my past wedding client’s brothers was getting married in an intimate backyard ceremony, and hadn’t hired a photographer, so his brother decided that would be his gift to the couple! How awesome is that? Gift wrap not available, unfortunately.

Here are some of my favorite images from Tony and Cynthia’s wedding!
Cynthia=Amazing!


LOVE the red shoes!

Tony’s Dad is such a nice man!

And I love this shot of Cynthia with her dad!

The ceremony lighting was beautiful, and there were lots of laughs!



A little formal shot after the sun went down:

Love the cake topper-Cynthia says that’s pretty much how it all went down…

Sometimes cutting the cake can be hard-what do you do with the top of the cake?

Solution:

I LOVE this cake shot because of the size difference in the cake they are feeding each other, and Cynthia’s reaction to the ginormous piece that Tony has!

I have to congratulate Kenny and Allison on their baby who is due in January! They will have been married 2 years come March, and are very excited about their new addition!

BONUS TIME! I remembered snapping this shot at Kenny’s wedding of Tony catching the garter (after a knock down, drag out brawl!)

And remember kids, “Friends don’t let friends not have a photographer at their wedding.” That’s how it goes, right?

By Rachael Earl | Posted in Weddings | 7 comments         Add a Comment |
  1. erica   -  

    pretty sweet present! I love these shots (and I’m digging that cake topper)

  2. ohana photographers - david & kim   -  

    that is totally awesome! what a cool brother! you rocked em and i bet they’re thrilled that they got an awesome photographer there to capture all these great moments!

    hope you and your family have an awesome christmas rachael!

  3. Brandi   -  

    What a really great gift. You did a fantastic job as always.

  4. Annie   -  

    Very cool! What an awesome gift - great shots!

  5. Autumn Gibson   -  

    Great shots! What a wonderful gift!

  6. Beka L.   -  

    I am pretty sure my brother is one of the guys holding up Tony in the last shot. How fun! I love this family so much. They are all so sweet and genuine. Cynthia is gorgeous and Tony is a stud. You captured them perfectly.

  7. Cristi   -  

    LOVE this Rachael! What a cute couple! Awesome bonus shot. Thanks for sharing :)

How Many Photographers Does it Take to Screw in a Lightbulb?

December 16, 2008 – 6:12 pm

One, and ten thousand to say, “I could have done that.”

That might be how some photographers work, but ’round here in Arizona we’re friends! Okay, so it was a stretch, but I laughed pretty hard at my joke, okay?

A week ago yesterday, we went with our friends and fellow photographers, Matt + Angie Sloan and Gretchen + Tory Knoblock to the Mesa Arizona Temple Lights. They are beautiful, and the Temple is located on Main Street and Mesa Drive in Mesa, AZ. I snagged this photo off Gretchen’s blog:

Awww…we’re so cute. Thanks to the random passerby who got to demonstrate her fierce raw photography talent!

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If You Give a Kid Some Rain…

December 16, 2008 – 11:20 am

…she’s going to want an umbrella to go with it!

I had a SUPER fun shoot yesterday in the rain with my BFF, Jenn. She was kind of bummed that the weather was so icky, but in the words of Tim Gunn, sometimes you just have to “make it work” because Christmas is almost upon us!

I’ll post theirs up soon, but I wanted to put up these ADORABLE photos of my little Abbie (red umbrella) and her best bud, Taylor (black umbrella). The girls had such a fun time in the rain, and pretty much didn’t want to get back in the car when we were done.



Last night, Abbie turned to me and said, “Mommy, I just love umbrellas. They’re the best.” Who knew such a functional invention would bring such joy to a 4-year-old?

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  1. Autumn Gibson   -  

    Very sweet! :)

  2. Rachael Earl   -  

    Even though you can’t see Abbie’s face in any of them, I still love them, especially the last one!

  3. Jenn   -  

    I love these PRICELESS Pics of our girls! They are just too cute! BFF for sure!

Chazilyn + Patrick >> Married!

December 14, 2008 – 4:52 pm

Well, these two are also already married, but they are having a religious ceremony in the Mesa LDS Temple later this week. Congratulations, you two! You might remember them from a previous post in their caps and gowns-these guys are having a busy month! I love shooting at the Mesa Temple, and this was no exception-what a beautiful location! I guess it didn’t hurt that I had two subjects who could probably be professionally good looking for a living.





A fave!!!


Gorgeous eyes-holy smokes!

See what I mean about professionally good looking?


And one last image of the Temple. No matter if you’re a member of the Mormon church or not, this month’s Temple lights are absolutely beautiful. Head down there and take a look!

Thanks, guys, and I’ll see you once again later this week!

By Rachael Earl | Posted in Engagements, Weddings | 4 comments         Add a Comment |
  1. Rachael Earl   -  

    Thanks, guys!

  2. Amanda Suanne   -  

    those are fabulous! I love the third one down. Great looking couple!

  3. Chantel   -  

    Gorgeous! Love them!

  4. Charmaine   -  

    Those two are too pretty for their own good!! Beautiful pictures Rachael!

Viva Las Vegas!

December 14, 2008 – 4:29 pm

Ahhh, Vanessa and Jeff have to be one of the nicest, cutest couples on the planet. They just ooze love for one another! I had the opportunity to shoot their “engagement” photos the other night in downtown Mesa. They actually are already married (they eloped in Vegas!), and are having a religious ceremony later this month. Thank you guys for being up for anything and for being so amazingly in love!!!



I love all the geometric shapes we found, which complimented their outfits!




These two are just so cute together!


We headed down Main St a little bit and I loved the amazing sky overhead!

And in a nod to Vegas, we went scouting for neon signs. Alas, many of them weren’t turned on, but we found a couple!

Can’t wait to see you guys in 2 weeks!

By Rachael Earl | Posted in Engagements | 2 comments         Add a Comment |
  1. Cristi   -  

    Small world! I know Vanessa. Love these images. Great job!

  2. Annie   -  

    Great shots Rachel! That neon motel sign with the diving lady has to be one of my ALL TIME favorite Mesa landmarks :) very cool!

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